Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 2.4 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of India, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
India
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.46
|
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.84
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.33
|
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
|
pay 92.3% more for groceries
India
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.56
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.96
|
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.52
|
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.50
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.32
|
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.27
|
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.53
|
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.92
|
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.59
|
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
India
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.79
|
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.51
|
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,642.84
|
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.94
|
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
India
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.44
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,520.44
|
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,132.53
|
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,179.14
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
India
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,970.14
|
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,621.42
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
|
pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.08
|
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.88
|
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.74
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,422.19
|
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.97
|
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
|
pay 71.8% more for clothing
India
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,120.70
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,237.49
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,442.74
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,564.57
|
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
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